Yearly Archives: 2023

To grow and diversify the clinical research workforce, Merck recently offered a group of students an Early Talent Training Program designed by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals. The program aims to introduce students in high school and community college settings to the clinical research profession, offering a core research curriculum necessary to establish the knowledge base needed to enter the profession at an entry level.

To ensure clinical trial billing compliance, research professionals should inspect their program, measure risks, and assemble the team members who can make billing compliance better.

While the benefits that can accrue to one’s personal career development and networking trajectory from presenting at a major conference are noteworthy, they don’t stop there. Elisa Cascade, MBA, a member of the Conference Content Advisory Team that is building the program for the ACRP 2024 meeting, urges potential speakers to think about the knock-on effect a high-quality, memorable presentation can have for the reputations and visibility of the organizations they come from.